General Criteria
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The proportion of economically disadvantaged students
in a school determines the amount of funds that may go to a school. |
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Any low-performing student enrolled in an eligible
school may receive Title I services. |
Specific Criteria. Schools must do the following:
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Select the measure of poverty
- * Free lunch; * Reduced-price
lunches; * Census; * Temporary
Aid to
Needy Families (TANF); * Medicaid; * Composite; * Feeder
method |
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Follow the 75 Percent Rule |
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- Must first serve
areas or schools above 75% poverty
- Then and only then, should schools be served below 75% in rank order
or grade span groupings |
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Rank order attendance areas based on
the percentage (not number) of children from low-income families. |
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Grade-span grouping |
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35 Percent Rule |
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125 Percent Rule - PPE (poverty less than 35%) |
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Inquire Further
Title
I, Part A Sec. 1113
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